Oscar hammerstein



No. 623,958. Patented Apr. 25, I899. o. HAMMEBSTEIN.

N E 0 KT l E.

(Application filed Aug. 17, 1898.)

(No Model.)

L5. 5' 2. /;T 1 I IN", 1} Win 1 ATTORNEYS slid off the neckband O and replaced by a clearly shown in Fig. i. The flap a is then UNITED STATES PATENT Qrricn.

OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ARTHUR HAMMERSTEIN, OF SAME PLACE.

NECKTIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,958, dated April 25, 1899.

Application filed August 1'7, 1898.

T0 ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR I-IAMMnRs'rnIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to neckties, and has for its object to produce a-necktie having a removable washable knot and a washable apron.

To this end my invention consists in the necktie hereinafter claimed.

My invention will be understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a rear view of a necktie embodying my invention, showing the parts firmly secured together. Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the knot and apron separated in order to clearly exhibit the construction. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the knot shown opened out. Fig. 4: is adetailview of the knot shown partly closed. Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the preferred construction of the upper part of the apron; and Fig. 6 isan enlarged transverse sectional view of the same, taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A is the knot, and B the apron, which apron is or may be provided with the usual neckband 0, having the stiff end 0. The knot A is entirely separate from the apron B, as shown in Fig. 2, and may be clean knot, it being well known that in neckties of this character the knots become soiled more quickly than the aprons. I would have it understood, however, that I do not mean to limit myself to the precise shape of knot shown, as a bow or other suitable form may be employed with the apron B in lieu of the knot A, as will be readily understood.

By referring particularly to Figs. 3 and 4.: it will be seen that the knot A is provided on its upper edge or thereabout with a pocket a, into which the flap a may be inserted, as

folded over the flap a and the two parts secured together by a suitable fastener a herein shown as an ordinary McGill fastener. The knot is or may likewise be provided with a pin-tab a, through which a pin 00 may be in- Serial No. 688,752. (No model.)

serted to pin the said tab a to the neckband O of the tie.

The great advantage of providing the pocket at in the knot and inserting the flap a thereinto is that its edges a a form abutments to keep the ends 0 c of the neckband 0 separate, so that the tie will preserve the appearance of a well-made-up tie and the said ends 0 0 will not be displaced, as would occur if the knot A terminated in a single open unobstructed tube instead of having two openings a a It will likewise be observed that this knot, when the fastener a is removed, opens out fiat and may be readily washed and ironed separate from the apron. The apron B is shown in the present instance as sewed at its upper end to the lower end of the neckband O. This apron is shown as consisting of two similar strips B B forked at their upper extremities and placed reversely with respect to each other, so that the similar branches 1) of the forked upper ends are placed together and secured to the neckband, while the other similar branches Z) remain free or unattached when the apron is in condition to be washed. These branches are preferably apertnred at b for the passage of a suitable fastener, shown in the present instance as a McGill fastener 5 The edges of the branches 1) are inclined with respect to the strips B B so that the said branches extend outward from the said strips B B at an angle, and consequently when the said branches are folded back upon the branches 1) in order to bring the parts together for fastening the folds b b are formed at angles to each other, so that the strips or members B 13 of the apron B stand at an angle with respect to each other, and the upper ends thereof, where the fastener is passed through, are

firmly compacted, so that the upper end of the apron can be readily inserted into the lower opening of the knot. The construction of the upper end is clearly shown in Fig. 6. The branch I) of the strip or member B is folded back and brought against the lower face of its corresponding branch I), producing the folds b b in the strip or member B. The branch I) of the strip or member B is folded back upon its corresponding member I), thereby folding the strip or member 13 along the lines b 19 By referring to Fig. 6 the disposition of the various plies or folds may be observed. It will be observed that by thus constructing the apron the upper end is made Very small and compact and may readily be entered into the lower opening a of the knot.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a tie, the combination with an apron, of a knot A provided with a pocket a a flap 0, and a flap a adapted to be inserted into said pocket, in order to form the openings a a for the passage of the neckband C of the apron. 

